Mastering Microsoft Excel and Power Query including M Language Course Overview
Unlock the full potential of data analysis with the 'Mastering Microsoft Excel and Power Query including M Language' course from Microsoft. This essential training empowers professionals across various fields—such as finance, marketing, and data science—to streamline data management, enhance reporting capabilities, and drive informed decision-making through advanced Excel techniques and Power Query mastery.
Course outline & what you'll learn
Overview of Excel interface and features
- Understanding workbooks, worksheets, and cells
- Basic data entry and formatting
- Using logical functions (IF, AND, OR)
- Text functions (CONCATENATE, TEXTJOIN, LEFT, RIGHT)
- Date and time functions
- Creating charts and graphs
- Conditional formatting
- Sparklines and data bars
Overview of Power Query and its capabilities
- Connecting to different data sources
- Basic data transformation techniques
- Introduction to M language syntax
- Understanding data types and structures
- Writing and editing M scripts
- Merging and appending queries
- Grouping and aggregating data
- Working with pivot tables and unpivoting data
- Scheduling data refreshes
- Creating dynamic reports
- Sharing and exporting data
- Common pitfalls in Excel and Power Query
- Optimization techniques for performance
- Resources for further learning and support
- Applying learned skills to a comprehensive project
- Presentation of findings using Excel and Power Query
- Feedback and evaluation session
Why train with Traincrest
This Microsoft course is delivered by Traincrest's certified instructors, live online or in the classroom, with hands-on labs and a 98% exam success rate. Trusted by 500+ companies and 50,000+ students worldwide.